City Hall's Bumpy Road

Can Austin planners and the City Council ever bring an end to the local transportation wars?

"...the Smart Growth team, a part of TPSD's urban design/historic preservation division, one of Larsen's many responsibilities is to..."

May 23, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Living History

The debate on how best to honor the history of Rosewood Courts continues

"...Zimmerman, Pio Renteria, and Sheri Gallo abstaining), to initiate historic zoning for Rosewood Courts. A resolution sponsored by District..."

March 25, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Eastward Expansion

Surfing the wave of gentrification on the Eastside

"...rules – particularly those related to parking – make preservation difficult. "We moved here in 2010, but opened in..."

April 10, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

City Hall Hustle: In the Historical Zone

If only the Pequot had filed for landmark status ... before the massacre

"...meeting also dwelt in the past, including suddenly controversial historic district zoning for Hyde Park, recommendations related to the..."

Nov. 26, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

PODER vs. H-Zoning: Ready for Round Two?

Eastside gentrification task force recommends expanding, not abolishing, historic zoning.

"...To Eastside activist Susana Almanza, historic zoning in East Austin -- and the tax breaks..."

Nov. 1, 2002 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Public Notice: Wealth, and How to Grow It

The rich are accumulating astounding wealth, while paying shockingly little in taxes

"..."Rogers-Washington-Holy Cross: Black Heritage, Living History" is Preservation Austin's 2021 Virtual Homes Tour, celebrating Austin's first historic..."

June 11, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: LDC Developments

Suit set; ZAP zinger; ashes for ASH?

"...Why do the plans include "demolition of the many historic buildings on campus, including the only two surviving structures..."

Jan. 10, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Standing Rock Pipeline Protests Bring New Life to Old Struggles

“It’s about all of us”

"...Department of the Interior, and the Advis­ory Council on Historic Preservation all shared very similar concerns with the U.S...."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Greg Harman

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...and it plans to reopen discussions with the State Preservation Board. While many existing routes will undergo schedule changes,..."

May 23, 2008 News Feature

The Good Fight

Former Mayor Gus Garcia suits up for Las Manitas

"...are showing strong interest in the fate of the historic buildings and their tenants. At this Monday's meeting of..."

Sept. 29, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Austin @ Large: The Fall Season

Will the City Council schedule bring breakout hits or fabulous flops?

"...Will it finally take action on overhauling the city's historic preservation program? And will it finally – and, literally,..."

Oct. 1, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...charm. That's the word from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which on Monday placed the entire state on..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

The City Council turns down historic zoning for cottages on Washington Square

"...that four 1930s-era bungalows on Washington Square warranted the historic zoning status that would spare them the wrecking ball...."

Nov. 7, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Ho-Ho-Homegrown Holidays

Austin's independent "iconic" businesses hope we'll all put them on our list

"...an interesting dialogue has emerged out of the Iconic Preservation notion forwarded by Planning Commission Chair Dave Sullivan. (See..."

Dec. 8, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Who's Texas?

The story of Texas history says a lot -- about the storytellers

"...record suggests a revealing, cinematic chapter in the ongoing historical argument over what it means to be a "Texan."..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Texas travel news and events for spring

"...time to go daytrippin’. The state added two new historic sites to its inventory, lost a state park to..."

March 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Daily Hustle: 4/12/11

Historic tax breaks taken to court

"...Yesterday, just hours before the Historic Landmark Commission recommended a suite of changes to the..."

April 12, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Battle Over This Old House

When property rights collide with the Hyde Park Neighborhood Association

"...mediation process late last year, both parties in a historic Hyde Park zoning dispute have agreed to take six..."

June 12, 2009 News Feature by Amy Smith

Council Watch

Council denies historic zoning for old house on St. David's property.

"...zone a 19th-century home on St. David's property as historic -- a move church supporters said would have scuttled..."

Dec. 24, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...City Commissioner Jean Mather, who currently sits on the Historic Landmark Commission, had strong questions this week about whether..."

Sept. 29, 2006 News Feature

Battle Lines Drawn Over Convention Center Expansion

CM Jimmy Flannigan and AIBA ED Rebecca Melançon don't see eye to eye

"...worldwide, particularly to meeting planners), cultural arts funding, and historic preservation funding. The latter two uses are capped...."

June 5, 2019 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Gina’s on Congress Opens the Next Chapter for an Enduring Congress Avenue Address

A new name settles into La Traviata’s old stomping grounds

"...but let’s be real. We aren’t considered a particularly historic city, especially in the wake of what feels to..."

Jan. 30, 2024 Food Post by Hannah Rossi

Council Set to Offset High-End Tax Break With Rent Relief

The ol' homestead

"...to scale up operations), $20 million for cultural and historic preservation, $8 million for workforce development, $7.5 million for..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Could a Hotel Tax Help Save Austin’s Creative Sector?

A familiar debate returns under extreme circumstances

"...industries, including limited set-asides to support cultural arts and historic preservation. Here's how the city currently splits up HOT..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Land Development Code: What's New in Draft Two

A look at the latest version of Austin's revised land use rules

"...• Staff may now issue demolition permits if the Historic Landmark Commission can't conduct a public hearing within 60..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Think Global

Act local: Flooding and more

"...seen, and should expect, significantly more rainfall than the historical norm. The data so far indicates that what was..."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Point Austin: Is There a Lawyer in the House?

Legal opinions abound in the lead-up to November's elections

"...prescribed in state law for cultural arts funding and historic preservation; and 2) whether the City Charter allows appropriations..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Battle Lines Drawn on Convention Center Expansion

Arguments escalate on how to spend hotel occupancy tax revenue

"...in 1998. This mismatch means that cultural arts and historic preservation programs that are also funded by HOT revenue..."

June 14, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Lose Yourself "Somewhere in Time" With Inherit Austin

Fall Fundraiser happens November 16 at Elisabet Ney Museum

"...Inherit Austin, the youth membership of Preservation Austin, holds its annual fundraiser on Sunday, November 16...."

Nov. 10, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

A Whole New Astrodome

Houston needs a fresh look for its old arena; we've got a few ideas

"...events that not-so-coincidentally coincides with the National Trust for Historic Preservation naming the dome as one of the 11..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Sports Post by Chase Hoffberger

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